We recently stumbled on a site called <a href="http://www.superuse.org/">Superuse</a> which catalogs and promotes the idea of transforming waste into something useful or beautiful. Not all of the ideas on this site are fine art, but they're certainly all great ideas for reusing materials to reduce waste. While we haven't even begun to scratch the surface of all these clever innovations on the site, there are pages upon pages of amazing ideas -- like this <a href="http://inhabitat.com/recycled-cd-spindle-bagel-holder/">reused CD spindle</a> that makes for the perfect instant lunchbox for a bagel sandwich! Simply brilliant. You can see more of our favorite ideas for reuse after the jump!

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metro cuff by tiffany burnette

<h3><a href="http://www.designhypeinc.com/">Metro Cuffs </a></h3>
These awesome Metro Cuffs <a href="http://www.designhypeinc.com/">at Design Hype</a> will help you find your way around the tube. They're available for London, NYC, Paris and Milan and they're simple and stylish enough to work with any outfit!

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bike wheel clock

<h3><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/31290173/clock-made-from-a-recycled-bike-wheel?ref=sr_gallery_1&amp;ga_search_query=bike+wheel+clock&amp;ga_search_type=handmade&amp;ga_page=&amp;order=date_desc&amp;includes%5B0%5D=tags&amp;includes%5B1%5D=title">Bike Wheel Clock </a></h3>
This cool clock by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/31290173/clock-made-from-a-recycled-bike-wheel?ref=sr_gallery_1&amp;ga_search_query=bike+wheel+clock&amp;ga_search_type=handmade&amp;ga_page=&amp;order=date_desc&amp;includes%5B0%5D=tags&amp;includes%5B1%5D=title">stuffmadefromstuff</a> was made from an old recycled aluminum bike wheel. The wheels are used and will, according to the maker, show signs of past use, scratches, dings, etc. To get rid of some of the grime, they've been scrubbed and cleaned up.

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clijo toilet paper holder

<h3><a href="http://www.stallinga.nl/">Clojo – Toilet Paper Hanger </a></h3>
One of those ideas that we wish we had come up with. <a href="http://www.stallinga.nl/">Studio Stallinga</a> invented a clever and minimalistic way to reuse of clothes hangers to hold good old toilet paper -- they call it <a href="http://www.stallinga.nl/">Clojo</a>.

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aquarium phone booth

<h3><a href="http://www.fetedeslumieres.lyon.fr/">Aquarium Phone Booth</a></h3>
With the rise of the mobile phone, old phone booths come on the market for reuse. Artists <a href="http://www.fetedeslumieres.lyon.fr/">Benoit Deseille and Benedetto Bufalino</a> turned one into an aquarium for the Lyon Light Festival in France. Speaking about their design, "With the advent of the mobile telephone, telephone booths lie unused. We rediscover this glass cage transformed into an aquarium, full of exotically colored fish; an invitation to escape and travel."

superuse

We recently stumbled on a site called Superuse which catalogs and promotes the idea of transforming waste into something useful or beautiful. Not all of the ideas on this site are fine art, but they're certainly all great ideas for reusing materials to reduce waste. While we haven't even begun to scratch the surface of all these clever innovations on the site, there are pages upon pages of amazing ideas -- like this reused CD spindle that makes for the perfect instant lunchbox for a bagel sandwich! Simply brilliant. You can see more of our favorite ideas for reuse after the jump!